Joe Blanton

Here are the latest developments as Major League Baseball hits a deadline Friday for trades where players do not first have to pass through waivers (all times Eastern): 7:20 p.m. One more deal announced, bringing the total for the deadline day to 16 trades. The Pirates acquired first baseman Michael Morse for enigmatic outfielder Jose Tabata. Morse was part of a massive three-team, 13-player deal on Thursday that ended with the 33-year-old traded from Miami to the Dodgers, who then designated him for assignment. Tabata never lived up to expectations after signing a $21-million contract in 2011. 6:20 p.m. The non-waiver trade deadline passed with a flurry of deals, the biggest being the...

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